{"id":1421,"date":"2023-06-14T21:28:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=1421"},"modified":"2023-06-14T21:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:32:26","slug":"kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/news-stories\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"KidSport James Smith Cree Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: black\"><strong>KidSport Saskatchewan announces first chapter on a First Nation in Canada<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">Dinah Marion on behalf of James Smith Cree Nation welcomes KidSport to the community to celebrate the beginning of a long-term relationship with the children\u2019s charity, as the first local chapter on a First Nation in Canada.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #403f42\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">\u201cKidSport will give more opportunities for our youth and will help them to overcome obstacles through sport,\u201d said Marion. \u201cHaving my children participate with the help of KidSport, they were able to play organized sports. By having a chapter in our community, it allows me to help youth and parents to learn about the financial support available for sports.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #403f42\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">At the event, participants acknowledged the significance of the partnership and how it will help reduce barriers to entry into sport. Proceeds from events such as the recent KidSport Month fundraising campaign support children and youth from families facing financial obstacles allowing them to participate in sports such as hockey, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and basketball; kids from James Smith Cree Nation will now have that opportunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #403f42\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">The chapter was launched thanks to Canadian Sport For All funding through Sport Canada. KidSport Saskatchewan recognized that the community had a number of applications from the area and thought it would be a strong location for a chapter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">During the celebration, approximately 150 students heard directly from Brett Lachance of James Smith Cree Nation on the positive influence sport has had on his life. The kids then had the opportunity to play games after the formal celebration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">\u201cSport is more than just playing, its development on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual level that will impact you for a lifetime,\u201d said Lachance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">Dorothy Josephson, KidSport Saskatchewan Committee Member praised the KidSport James Smith Cree Nation chapter and KidSport Saskatchewan on the work that went into launching the chapter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">\u201cThis chapter is launched thanks to Canadian Sport For All Funding through Sport Canada. This funding seeks to remove barriers and increase sport participation rates for underrepresented groups,\u201d said Josephson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cThis aligns with KidSport\u2019s mission to assist children of families facing financial obstacles to participate in sport, So <strong><em><u>ALL<\/u><\/em><\/strong> Kids Can Play!\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">See Global Saskatoon footage of the KidSport James Smith Cree Nation Launch:<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #3366ff\">https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9765349\/kidsport-first-nation-chapter-james-smith-cree-nation\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">JAMES SMITH CREE NATION (JUNE 13, 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1422,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[14],"class_list":["post-1421","news_stories","type-news_stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KidSport James Smith Cree Nation - Saskatchewan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/news-stories\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KidSport James Smith Cree Nation - Saskatchewan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"KidSport Saskatchewan announces first chapter on a First Nation in Canada\u00a0 Dinah Marion on behalf of James Smith Cree Nation welcomes KidSport to the community to celebrate the beginning of a long-term relationship with the children\u2019s charity, as the first local chapter on a First Nation in Canada.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cKidSport will give more opportunities for our&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/news-stories\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Saskatchewan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-14T21:32:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/teamJS.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/\",\"name\":\"KidSport James Smith Cree Nation - Saskatchewan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/112\\\/teamJS.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-14T21:28:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-14T21:32:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kidsportcanada.ca\\\/saskatchewan\\\/news-stories\\\/kidsport-james-smith-cree-nation\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/112\\\/teamJS.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/112\\\/teamJS.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366,\"caption\":\"During a KidSport Event at James smith Cree Nation, SK, June 13, 2023. 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